全场 meaning in English

全场 often describes the whole audience reacting together, or something lasting the entire match or event. It also appears in store signs for storewide discounts. Example: 他唱完以后，全场都鼓掌了。(Tā chàng wán yǐhòu, quánchǎng dōu gǔzhǎng le.) After he finished singing, the whole audience applauded.

全 (quán) means whole or all, and 场 (chǎng) means a place or event where people gather, like in 商场 (shāngchǎng). Put them together and you get the whole place: everyone in the room, or the entire game from start to finish.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 场 with a second tone as cháng, which is a different reading used for things like a spell of rain. In 全场 it is third tone: quánchǎng. Also, do not use 全场 for a whole country or group in general. Use 全国 (quánguó) or 全部 (quánbù) instead.